Delhi reports 102 fresh Covid cases one fatality positivity rate at 02 pc
New Delhi Dec 21 PTI The national capital on Tuesday reported 102 fresh COVID-19 cases and one fatality while the positivity rate stood at 020 per cent according to data shared by the Delhi health departmentOn Sunday the city had reported 107 cases its highest daily rise since June 25 and one death with a positivity rate of 017 per cent On June 25 Delhi had logged 115 coronavirus cases and four deaths according to Delhi government dataWith the fresh COVID-19 cases Delhis tally has increased to 1442390 Over 1416 lakh people have recovered from the disease the department said in a bulletinThe death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 25102 it saidDelhi has recorded four deaths due to the viral disease so far in December Seven deaths were reported in November four in October and five in SeptemberThe city reported 91 cases on Monday at a positivity rate of 020 per cent 107 cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 017 per cent 86 cases on Saturday and 69 on Friday with a positivity rate of 013 per cent and 012 per cent respectivelyThe rise in daily cases comes amid an Omicron scare in DelhiA total of 51544 Covid tests including 45429 RT-PCR tests were conducted in the city on the previous day the bulletin statedThere are 557 active cases up from 531 on Monday it statedThe number of people in home isolation stands at 262 up from 243 on Monday the bulletin saidThe active case count crossed the 500-mark after over four months on Sunday The national capital had 513 active cases on August 15The number of containment zones in the city stands at 173 up from 163 on Monday the bulletin saidOn Monday Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said all samples that test positive for COVID-19 will now be sent for genome sequencingThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA during which the Omicron situation including its possible effects and steps to deal with it was discussed according to the chief ministerHe also urged the Centre to allow the administration of booster shots to the fully vaccinated city residentsAbout 99 per cent of our eligible population has received the first dose and about 70 per cent has been vaccinated with both doses he had saidKejriwal also said the home isolation system will be strengthened in Delhi as according to experts the Omicron variant only causes mild symptomsHe said the government has made adequate arrangements for hospital beds oxygen medicines and everything else that may be needed to combat the virusWe will not let the people of Delhi face any difficulty in their treatment he addedThe chief minister held a meeting on November 30 to review preparations to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus and the spread of the Omicron variantIt has been assessed that 30000 Covid beds are ready in DelhiThe government will be able to arrange 100 beds per ward on a two-week notice which will take the total bed capacity in Delhi to over 64000 according to an official statementAdditionally 6800 ICU beds will also be ready very soon Medicine stocks are currently being added and home isolation arrangements are being strengthened the government statement said PTI SLB ANB ANB
New Delhi Dec 21 PTI The national capital on Tuesday reported 102 fresh COVID-19 cases and one fatality while the positivity rate stood at 020 per cent according to data shared by the Delhi health departmentOn Sunday the city had reported 107 cases its highest daily rise since June 25 and one death with a positivity rate of 017 per cent On June 25 Delhi had logged 115 coronavirus cases and four deaths according to Delhi government dataWith the fresh COVID-19 cases Delhis tally has increased to 1442390 Over 1416 lakh people have recovered from the disease the department said in a bulletinThe death toll due to COVID-19 stands at 25102 it saidDelhi has recorded four deaths due to the viral disease so far in December Seven deaths were reported in November four in October and five in SeptemberThe city reported 91 cases on Monday at a positivity rate of 020 per cent 107 cases on Sunday at a positivity rate of 017 per cent 86 cases on Saturday and 69 on Friday with a positivity rate of 013 per cent and 012 per cent respectivelyThe rise in daily cases comes amid an Omicron scare in DelhiA total of 51544 Covid tests including 45429 RT-PCR tests were conducted in the city on the previous day the bulletin statedThere are 557 active cases up from 531 on Monday it statedThe number of people in home isolation stands at 262 up from 243 on Monday the bulletin saidThe active case count crossed the 500-mark after over four months on Sunday The national capital had 513 active cases on August 15The number of containment zones in the city stands at 173 up from 163 on Monday the bulletin saidOn Monday Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said all samples that test positive for COVID-19 will now be sent for genome sequencingThe decision was taken at a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority DDMA during which the Omicron situation including its possible effects and steps to deal with it was discussed according to the chief ministerHe also urged the Centre to allow the administration of booster shots to the fully vaccinated city residentsAbout 99 per cent of our eligible population has received the first dose and about 70 per cent has been vaccinated with both doses he had saidKejriwal also said the home isolation system will be strengthened in Delhi as according to experts the Omicron variant only causes mild symptomsHe said the government has made adequate arrangements for hospital beds oxygen medicines and everything else that may be needed to combat the virusWe will not let the people of Delhi face any difficulty in their treatment he addedThe chief minister held a meeting on November 30 to review preparations to tackle a possible third wave of coronavirus and the spread of the Omicron variantIt has been assessed that 30000 Covid beds are ready in DelhiThe government will be able to arrange 100 beds per ward on a two-week notice which will take the total bed capacity in Delhi to over 64000 according to an official statementAdditionally 6800 ICU beds will also be ready very soon Medicine stocks are currently being added and home isolation arrangements are being strengthened the government statement said PTI SLB ANB ANB
